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| Ashfield District | |
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Shown within Nottinghamshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Admin. County: | Nottinghamshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 236th 109.56 kmē |
| Admin. HQ: | Kirkby-in-Ashfield |
| ONS code: | 37UB |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( 2002 est.) - Density | Ranked 174th 114,223 1,043 / kmē |
| Ethnicity: | 98.9% White |
| Politics | |
| Ashfield District Council http://www.ashfield-dc.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | LabourThe Labour Party is a centre- left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdom's three main political parties. Under its leader Tony Blair it won a landslide in the 1997 general election, and forme |
| MPsThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | Geoff HoonThe Right Honourable Geoffrey William Hoon (born December 6 1953), the Member of Parliament for Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, was appointed British Secretary of State for Defence in October 1999. Born in Derby, Derbyshire), he was educated at Nottingham High, Paddy TippingSimon Patrick Tipping (born 24 October 1949) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Party member of Parliament for Sherwood in Nottinghamshire, and was first elected in 1992. From 1997 to 2001 he worked in various junior government positions |
Ashfield is a local government districtThe Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England except for civil parishes. England is first divided into governmental regions, then administrative counties. Counties are then subdivided into districts. Status Most districts ca in western Nottinghamshire, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. According to the 2001 UK census, it has a population of 111,387. The borough is mostly urban, with a tradition of coal mining. There are three towns in the district; the largest being Sutton-in-Ashfield. Settlements in the district include:
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of urban districts of Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, and Sutton-in-Ashfield and part of Basford Rural District .
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Administrative counties with multiple districts: Derbyshire - Leicestershire - Lincolnshire - Northamptonshire - Nottinghamshire |
Ashfield is also a municipality in New South Wales, Australia. See Ashfield, Australia.